Scott wins Wairarapa
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The National Party has selected Alastair Scott as its candidate for the Wairarapa electorate.
Mr Scott, 48, is a former investment banker and the owner of Wairarapa’s Matahiwi Estate winery.
He was selected at a meeting of local party members in Masterton yesterday.
“We’ll be taking nothing for granted in Wairarapa,” regional chair Malcolm Plimmer said.
“Alastair is an outstanding candidate who will be a strong advocate for Wairarapa.”
Mr Scott said he was proud to earn the nomination and was looking forward to the challenges ahead.
“National is making real progress for regions likes ours,” he said.
“I’ll be getting out and about to engage with communities about National’s plan to keep working for New Zealand.”
The father-of-three is also chairman of Henergy Cage Free Eggs, a Transpower director, Massey University councillor, and trustee of Wairarapa Region Irrigation Trust and NZ Scout Youth Foundation.
Congratulations to Alastair. Wairarapa was won by John Hayes in 2011 by 7,135 votes. It has been held by Labour in the past, so I am sure will be vigorously contested by Alastair and the Labour candidate, Kieran McAnulty.
National has so far selected new candidates in the National held seats of Hunua, Invercargill, Kaikoura, Napier, Taranaki-King Country, Waimakariri, Wairarapa and Whangarei.
Selections are still to be made for they very safe seats of Bay of Plenty and Clutha-Southland.